Principal and Major Gifts Officer - Cranbrook Educational Community Posted on 6/9/2022 Founded by Detroit philanthropists George and Ellen Booth in 1904, Cranbrook Educational Community (CEC) includes the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, Cranbrook Schools, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research, Cranbrook Horizons-Upward Bound, and Cranbrook House & Gardens. Located in BloomfieldHills, Michigan, twenty miles north of downtown Detroit, Cranbrook’s 319-acre campus is a National Historic Landmark District that welcomes tens of thousands of visitors each year to the Museum, Institute, and three historic houses. Cranbrook is also home to more than 150 graduate Academy students and 1,600 students in grades pre-K through 12 attending Cranbrook Schools. www.cranbrook.edu Reporting to the Director of Individual and Planned Giving (DIPG) of the CEC, the Principal and Major Gifts Officer (PMGO) maintains an active personal portfolio of principal and major gift prospects and existing donors and uses professional prospect management techniques to manage their engagement, solicitation, and stewardship for current and lifetime principal ($1,000,000 commitments and above) and major ($50,000 commitments and above) gifts for CEC and its Program Areas. To accomplish this, the PMGO will work collaboratively and in coordination with the CEC Advancement team—including their colleagues at the Academy, Museum, Institute, Schools, Center, HUB, and House & Gardens Auxiliary – to identify and develop solicitation strategies for major gift prospects. The PMGO will track all activity including call reports and interactions with donors and prospects in CEC’s Raiser’s Edge system and provide regular reports of activity progress to DIPG. This position has a critical role in the successful fundraising success of CEC and its ability to meet its financial and program goals. Compensation: $79,600 - $86,000 per year Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Requirements: Cranbrook offers competitive compensation and benefits that include medical, dental, life insurance, longterm and short-term disability, and retirement program with employer match. We also offer generous paid time off, 11 paid holidays and 3 optional holidays, employee discounts, and a unique environment in an educational setting that values collaboration. For consideration, please submit a resume and completed Employee Application to: Cranbrook – HR, P.O. Box 801, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801, or fax (248) 645-3014. Applications and HR email address for submissions can be found on the Employment page of our website at www.cranbrook.edu/employment (Please note that a fully completed employment application is required for consideration). |